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It’s time to build democracy 2.0
Some say that the overarching problem of our time is inequality and, indeed, this has been quite dramatically increasing. But surely a problem so easily solvable (if the will exists) cannot itself be a root cause… “Big government” used to be seen as the guarantor of order and social services. Now it is seen as partisan, dysfunctional, wasteful and often corrupt in the service of special interests… Our ways of democratic governance… do not seem up to the modern world’s challenges.
Tags: ideology, participation, standard of living, youth
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The harsh spirit of Ebenezer Scrooge lives on
Minister Moore’s words were neither compassionate nor particularly conservative. They sound more like what we hear from the large and growing number of Americans and Canadians who have drifted from right-wing conservatism into radical individualism and anti-government populism. Theirs is a world in which we don’t live our lives as caring neighbours and united citizens but as isolated, self-motivated, economic actors. Relationships are transactional in this world — not based on trust or tradition.
Tags: child care, featured, ideology, philanthropy, poverty, standard of living, youth
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Progress, then decline, imperils Ontario’s poverty reduction strategy
While the anti-poverty strategy marched along very nicely in its first three years, it hit an unfortunate roadblock when 2012 became the year of austerity… it wasn’t long before the next set of promised poverty improvements was generally put on hold… For children, nothing is more important than a healthy start. Recent studies show that living with the constant stress of poverty and hunger actually limits the brain’s ability to function…
Tags: budget, child care, economy, ideology, poverty, standard of living, youth
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Canada loses ground on literacy
Seven years ago, the bank issued a national call for action, urging policy-makers and corporate leaders to make literacy a national priority… Ottawa and the provinces… invested money and effort in raising literacy levels… Net impact: Less than zero. The national score was weighed down by the performances of two groups: immigrants and the Aboriginal Peoples.
Tags: economy, immigration, Indigenous, jurisdiction, participation, standard of living, youth
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Whatever the Supreme Court rules, it’s time to end prostitution
Prostitution creates a second class of women – disproportionately disadvantaged women and underaged girls that can be bought and sold. The fact that most enter as minors, were sexually abused as kids, and many are Aboriginal is haunting. Legalizing prostitution would legitimize their sexual exploitation by men… decriminalizing/legalizing prostitution has been a flawed social experiment…
Tags: crime prevention, Health, mental Health, poverty, rights, women, youth
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Ontario’s new dental plan for youth is good, but could be great
… the government is streamlining a patchwork of six low-income dental care programs (those on social assistance are automatically covered) into one major program called Healthy Smiles. It’s also raising the income eligibility level so that more young people (under the age of 17) can sit in a public-health dentist’s chair… But… There’s little value in a program that doesn’t reach the people it aims to help.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, poverty, standard of living, youth
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Good news from Canada’s aboriginal communities
On some of the poorest reserves in the North, kids are thriving… One Laptop per Child Canada, a charity that provides laptops to aboriginal children… come fully loaded with HD video, YouTube streaming, 60 literacy programs, a physical fitness app, a nutrition app, a financial skills app, math games, activities that help kids cope with bullying, alcohol, solvents, family violence, drugs and depression and 25 books written by First Nation, Métis and Inuit authors
Tags: Indigenous, participation, philanthropy, standard of living, youth
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